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 |  Subject: Bayliss the master blaster on day one  Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:13 pm | |
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- AUSSIE RIDERS ON TOP AFTER FIRST DAY The first day of official Valencia FGSport tests was dominated from the start by the awesome combination of 2006 World Champion Troy Bayliss and his 999F07 Ducati Xerox machine. He beat the 2004 track best record with a strong 1'34.482 and was followed into the 1'34 bracket only by 2005 champ Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia), who set a 1'34.895. The fabulous weather conditions that blessed the test allowed all 22 entered riders to push hard from the morning to the afternoon session, with one more day of good weather expected.
TOP SIX FEATURES TOP TALENT Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) continued his good testing from with a third best lap of the opening day, while Qatar race winner Max Biaggi (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) worked as hard as usual to gain the fourth fastest single lap time. Perennial SBK hard charger Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) was fifth in the rankings, closely followed by the Kawasaki of local hero Fonsi Nieto (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse).
XAUS FAST AT HOME WITH POLITA ON THE MOVE Spanish privateer rider Ruben Xaus (Team Sterilgarda Ducati 999F06) ran out seventh fastest rider at Valencia, only two days after his wedding. A sterling performance from 22-year-old Alessandro Polita (Celani Suzuki) saw the 2006 Superstock 1000 champion end up a highly respectable eighth. Despite great pain from a recently damaged shoulder, Yukio Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) was ninth fastest, with the second factory Kawasaki of Regis Laconi (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) tenth, some 1.303 seconds down on Bayliss.
SUPERSPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Fabien Foret (GIL Kawasaki), winner of the most recent Phillip Island race, continued his rich seam of pace at Valencia by scoring fastest time of the first day, a 1'37.556. In the morning session the clear leader was rejuvenated Honda star Katsuaki Fujiwara (Althea Honda) but his overall second place was forced on him by the sheer speed of Foret. Misano race winner in 2006, Massimo Roccoli (Yamaha Team Italia) was an assured third fastest, with Foret's team-mate Pere Riba fourth, only just over half a second from Foret.
Kevin Curtain (Yamaha SSP Racing) was fifth across both sessions, with his team-mate Broc Parkes just behind. Riding a 2006-spec machine, Lorenzo Alfonsi was an impressive seventh. Barry Veneman proved to be quickest Suzuki rider on day one, 12th from 24 riders, on his Pioneer Hoegee Racing GSX-R).
ONE MORE DAY TO MAKE PREPARATIONS Only a single day of testing remains for the top SBK and WSS riders to make their final machine changes and set-up decisions in readiness for the next round of the championship, at Donington Park, England, on April 1. World SBK | |
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